Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta 3914
- Vehicle
- Delta 3914
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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit29 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATCOM 3 1979-101A | Payload | 8260 × 35549 km · 9.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1979-101B | Rocket body | 582 × 2592 km · 28.2° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1979-101C | Rocket body | re-entered 1981-03-28 | |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101D | Debris | 8129 × 35638 km · 10.1° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101E | Debris | 8297 × 35646 km · 8.8° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101F | Debris | 7996 × 35654 km · 9.4° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101G | Debris | 8113 × 35958 km · 8.6° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101H | Debris | 7965 × 35736 km · 9.3° | Globe |
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| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101J | Debris | 8297 × 35557 km · 9.9° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101K | Debris | 8169 × 35616 km · 9.8° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101L | Debris | 8620 × 35576 km · 8.0° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101M | Debris | 8236 × 35545 km · 9.1° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101N | Debris | 7863 × 35748 km · 10.2° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101P | Debris | 8395 × 35696 km · 10.5° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101Q | Debris | 8154 × 35007 km · 10.3° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101R | Debris | 7806 × 36185 km · 7.3° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101S | Debris | 8999 × 35378 km · 8.7° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101T | Debris | 8986 × 35719 km · 12.9° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101U | Debris | 8929 × 35121 km · 7.3° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101V | Debris | 8152 × 35720 km · 7.0° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101W | Debris | 8665 × 35604 km · 7.6° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101X | Debris | 8021 × 36219 km · 8.3° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101Y | Debris | 8501 × 35625 km · 7.8° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101Z | Debris | 8364 × 35596 km · 8.4° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101AA | Debris | 7712 × 36786 km · 8.2° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101AB | Debris | 8299 × 35622 km · 8.7° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101AC | Debris | 9675 × 36202 km · 11.3° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101AD | Debris | 8450 × 35742 km · 7.5° | Globe |
| SATCOM 3 DEB 1979-101AE | Debris | 7031 × 35875 km · 8.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1979-101. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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